Roller-bearing.



H. G. GOLDMAN.

ROLLER BE'ARING.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I9. 19H' Patented Deo. 3, 1918:

l BUTHERFORD G. GOLDMAN., OF'LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIL ROLLER-BEARING.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed` December 19, 1917. `Serial No. 207,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUTHERFORD G. GOLD- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller- Bearings, of .which the followingvis a specifcation. a

My invention relatesto an improvement in roller bearings, and kone of its objects is to eliminate or greatly reduce lfriction and likewise to produce abearing of a minimum number of parts, which will accomplish the ends designed for a roller bearing of this. `particular .t e.

Withthe oregoing object in view, my present 1nvent1on` comprlses an inner and A outer sleeve with an annular'space therebetween, in which are contained bearing and spacing rollers alternately arranged, said spacing rollers-,of greater length and less diameter than the bearing rollers, all of the rollers having conical ends and retaining -rings at each end, U-shaped in cross-section,

which receive therein the ends of the spacing rollers, taking the end thrust of the v latterv in their centers, and presenting an .and outer sleeves.

overreaching sharp angular edge which receives thel conical portion of the bearing rollers and the end thrust thereof, while pre` venting any of the rollers from falling apart when the outer sleeve is removed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section. The numerals 1 and 2 represent the inner These are preferably straight and cylindrical, 'andthe inner sleeve while less in diameter is of slightly greater length than thevouter sleeve, and, when assembled, an annular space is `left between them.

Bearing rollers 3 fit vthis space, and the spacing rollers 4 alternately arranged .therewith fit the spaces between the bearing rollers. as shown in Fig. 2.

While the bearing rollers are of greater diameter, they are somewhat less in length than the spacing rollers, as shown, and both sets of rollers have conical or truncated conical ends 3* ande* as shownin Fi 1.

Retaining rings 5 are each ma e in a single piece andare U-shaped in cross-section and of sullicient width to recei therein the` i endsof-the spacing rollers 4, "as shown in Fig. 1, thereby forming a runner therefor and holdin bearing rollers. 1

' These retail shrunktight upon the inner sleeve 1 or left kfree to float.

The' washers 6 are secured on the ing ends of the inner sleeve 1,' there ing the retaining rings' 5 `in place.

1. A rolle-r bearing comprising inner and outer sleeves with an annular space therebetween, bearing and spacing rollers alternately arranged, and .retaining rings`con end thrust of the conical ends 3a of the rotrud- Patenten Dee. 3, ,1918. f

them centered and taking the end thrust t ereof their centers, while the, -sharpouter angles overreach and -take the g rings l' may be eitherv structed and adapted to receive therein be-` I tween their edges the ends of one set of rollers to take the end thrust thereof, and p resenting an edge which takes the end thrust of the other set of rollers, and means forl holding said retaining rings in place.

2. A roller bearing made essentially of an inner and outer sleeve with an annular space therebetween, bearing rollers .and spacing rollers alternately arranged therein, the

spacing rollers of less diameter and greater Y length than the bearing rollers, and both sets of rollers having tapered ends'and retaining rings U-shaped in cross-section located in the ends of the annular space between the inner and outer sleeves, said retaining rings receiving the' ends of the spacing rollers in' their centers, and their outer angular edges overreaching and receiving'the end thrust of the tapering ends of the bearing rollers.

3. A roller bearing comprising inner and outer sleeves, the inner sleeve of greater length than the outer sleeve, bearing and spacing rollers of diii'erent diameters and lengths interposed `between the two sleeves, saidfbearing and spacing rollers arranged alternately and each. having taperin'gends,

retaining rings which receive the entire ends the spacing rollers and which bear upon the tapering portions of the ends of the bearing rollers, and washers secured on the rotruding ends of the inner sleeve for hol ing the retaining rings in lace.

4In testimony whereo I afiix my signature.

RUTHEREORD o. GOLDMAN. 

